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Top Ten Most Anticipated Titles of 2008:

Disclaimer: This is by no means a comprehensive list. It would have to be a top 30 list if that were the case. Some titles that are clearly in demand , such as Metal Gear Solid and Star Craft 2 were left off the list intentionally. These games seem to consist more of the Faster, Better, Stronger variety. This list is to showcase those titles that bring something new to the table or at the very least resurrect a long dead IP.

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HarryEtTubMan5887d ago

The BOTS have no anticipated games coming. hahahahahahahhahahah XTards

Harry1905887d ago

you are being a little hard on them.

Harry1905887d ago

it's someone's opinion.there were no polls among
gamers to make that list.well,maybe very few of them.

sonarus5887d ago

lol what kind of weak list is this. These guys need to grow some ballz and tell us the real anticipated games. No if's no butts. Making a list that makes everyone happy is lame

Horny Melon5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

unless you have a incredibly high traffic site as people will only vote for things they can play on the platform(s) they own. Another problem with polling games is you have too many options. There's over 200 releases this year what person is going to read more than the top 20 of a poll that size? Instead I narrowed it down by what innovations are being brought to the table by this years releases and new/ or rebooted IPs. Then I took a trip over to Google trends and averaged the number of searches for about 30 games coming out this year by the shortest time info (other than rumors) about a given game has been on the net. Sorry I wasn't scientific or anything.

sonarus5887d ago

lol that is actually pretty impressive. sorry i was so hard on you. Just thought you were trying to cater to everyone which is lame.

Horny Melon5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

Oddly enough I figured..."hey it's a top ten list I should be able to bang it out in an hour." It was the longest article I ever wrote. Took me 4 hours everything included. I'm sure there are flaws in my method, but it's video games. I'm not trying to split atoms.

games4fun5887d ago

people are going to complain for two reasons: they wont read your disclaimer and think that big titles should be in there even though they are sequeals and for a second reason that they dont like the games you've put on the list people can be very biased

sidenote: the way you made that list is actually quite reasonable imo at least part of it was impartial when you looked up most hits on a search engine

i think that the list is ok but i would have liked to see prototype somewhere in there its a great game where you are an infected villian. or misunderstood (your just trying to survive why should you have to die to save others moral dilemna?) and there is a very long gameplay video for it on gametrailers and this sandbox type game has innovative story at least.

Horny Melon5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

I was wracking my brain all day at work trying to think of how I could do a legitimate top ten with such a new blog. there's really no way you could do 100% unbiased, totally the truth, not playing with the numbers poll before a game is out for sale. So with the resources at hand I did the best I could. If you want a 100% poll on games that have already been released go to www.VGcharts.com or look at NPD's nfor sales figures....those are the real polls.

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Danja5887d ago

MGS4
GTA4

means crappy list

I mean they didn't even include GeOW2 4 the 360......lol..

Horny Melon5887d ago

Nothing is concrete about Gears of War 2. GTA IV and MGS were left off the list due to a few things, not a new IP, Not a rebooted old IP, no innovative features, space constraints. Those two titles while hot, fall into the bigger,faster,stronger category. All was explained in the disclaimer.

toughNAME5887d ago

Clearly better than all those.

Hey wait did you hsve Gears 2 on that list? Because that's 3rd best.

Horny Melon5887d ago

solid info on GoW2 yet, other than it's coming out. Surprisingly even though I did include just cause two for the same reason as mercenaries two it ranked outside the top ten. The disclaimer explains all. Dead space ranked higher than just cause 2

sonarus5887d ago

he isn't doing sequels that don't offer anything innovative. so no just cause 2 and no Gears. But his method is quite impressive.

MK_Red5887d ago

Solid list though I'd remove Mario Kart and add a better game like Ninja Gaiden 2, Prototype or Force Unleashed.

Horny Melon5887d ago

was a weak link. It ranked high in google searches though. It's also has an online element, the steering wheel and possible pedals are pretty cool, and you can race with your Mii's. Nintendo is giving it it's own channel so they must have something cool planned for it.

MK_Red5887d ago

I understand but then, the list was supposed to exclude likes of MGS4 and GTA4 that are sure big sellers and Mario Kart is a popular sequel and is the same as Wii Fit in Nintendo's marketing.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 1h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken21h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 12h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken21h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave2d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto2d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno2d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai2d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast3d ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood3d ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK3d ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast2d ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake3d ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast2d ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon2d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast2d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon2d ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake2d ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast2d ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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